Lakeside Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Jasper Township
Jasper Township has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
34 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
140 acres · of 33.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jasper Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jasper Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jasper Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Leo F French Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
140 conserved acres
1% of Jasper Township’s land. Who manages Jasper Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land110 ac
Town or city30 ac
State Resource Management Area · 110 acLocal Park · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam And Florence Atkinson Forest State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 110 | Open |
| Lakeside Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Jasper Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jasper Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
County Road 2250E1.5 mi
County Road 2150E1.5 mi
2000E0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Jasper Township
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jasper Township →
Next door
Jasper Township and its neighbors
Jasper Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jasper Township5.4 miMassilon Township4.7 miLamard Township3.7 miElm River Township2.1 miGrover Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Township | 1% | 0.2 | 20 | 38% | C |
| Grover Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 71% | C |
| Massilon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elm River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lamard Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 30% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jasper Township
How much of Jasper Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Jasper Township’s trails?
Lakeside Park and Leo F French Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jasper Township?
536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jasper Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jasper Township have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jasper Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →